How old were you when you stopped speaking Czech and German regularly?
I also don't know what I'm saying when there are both Japanese and Mandarin speakers in the same room. Mix in English and I become only semi-functional.
How old were you when you stopped speaking Czech and German regularly?
I also don't know what I'm saying when there are both Japanese and Mandarin speakers in the same room. Mix in English and I become only semi-functional.
I am living in Austria where people speak German, so no deal on that.
I moved put of my parents home in my early 20s (don't know exactly) so it's 10-15 years ago. As a solution I force myself to speak Czech with them on the phone. It's only a few minutes per week, but hey... It's something :D
But at the end, speaking a language is like any other skill. You get better using it and you forget it when you stop using it.